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Financial industry asks DOL for more time on fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Financial industry asks DOL for more time on fiduciary rule

Groups say they need an extra 45 days above the 75-day comment period to respond.

Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through

Retirement plan experts predict a major shake-up in the way broker-dealers do business with small retirement plans and IRAs — all thanks to a prohibited transaction exemption in the Labor Department's new fiduciary duty proposal.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
These individuals are more likely to lapse on long-term-care insurance

If circumstances are such that an investor can no longer afford premium payments, the last thing they should do is do away with the contract, according to one expert.

Big change coming soon for high-income Medicare beneficiaries
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
Big change coming soon for high-income Medicare beneficiaries

Buried in the new “Doc Fix” law are provisions that will adversely affect some folks on Medicare.

401(k) savings rates of 3% not doing the job
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
401(k) savings rates of 3% not doing the job

Level used in a government example has become the norm as some companies move to 4, 5 or 6% while retirement experts say 15% is really what's needed.

The do's and don'ts of retirement planning
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
The do's and don'ts of retirement planning

Rule No. 1: Stop being an asset manager and become a plan manager.

401(k) savings rates of 3% not doing the job for workers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
401(k) savings rates of 3% not doing the job for workers

Level used in a government example has become the norm as some companies move to 4, 5 or 6% while retirement experts say 15% is really what's needed.

Dying penniless: It's not just the poor
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
Dying penniless: It's not just the poor

Nearly a quarter of retirees 85 and older are dying with assets of less than $10,000

RETIREMENT OPINION MAY 05, 2015
COBRA considerations when Medicare-eligible

Clients may not realize the need to combine them

Hybrid life-LTC policies are a hit among advisers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2015
Hybrid life-LTC policies are a hit among advisers

Insurance products that combine life insurance and long-term care benefits are getting their time in the sun among advisers as traditional LTC options shrink.

Why more Social Security claimants are waiting past 62
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2015
Why more Social Security claimants are waiting past 62

Shifts in workplace retirement benefits, other factors, making delaying benefits even more valuable.

Getting the message: Social Security claimants are waiting past 62
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2015
Getting the message: Social Security claimants are waiting past 62

Shifts in workplace retirement benefits, other factors, encourage more people to wait to claim benefits.

The ETF craze crosses a huge hurdle
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2015
The ETF craze crosses a huge hurdle

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Over the last 12 months, investors pumped more money into ETFs than mutual funds for the first time ever.

Friends are OK, as we cruise toward retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2015
Friends are OK, as we cruise toward retirement

Author conducts her own focus group among peers.

Rethink retirement, says director of U.S. aging institute
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2015
Rethink retirement, says director of U.S. aging institute

Research shows more working years may be just what the doctor ordered

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2015
Advisers ramp up efforts to create tax-conscious retirement withdrawal strategies

Advisers ramp up efforts to create tax-conscious retirement income withdrawal strategies with an aim to extend the life of clients' nest eggs.

Sofia Vergara lawsuit teaches planning lesson for couples using IVF
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
Sofia Vergara lawsuit teaches planning lesson for couples using IVF

Here's the key: Thinking through what happens in the event of a divorce, death or breakup.

Parent PLUS loans and student loan cosigning: Just say no
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
Parent PLUS loans and student loan cosigning: Just say no

Snares abound for parents who are eager to take on additional debt in the name of sending their children to their dream school.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
529 benefits go beyond college savings

A new variation offers an option for saving for disabled children.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2015
Dying penniless: It's not just the poor

Nearly a quarter of retirees 85 and older are dying with assets of less than $10,000